Licensing Office

Licensing Office

Four primary license types – teachers, principals, administrators and special services providers – are issued with one or more of 60-plus endorsements, pending license type and applicant qualifications.

In addition, 12 types of authorizations, including 34 different Career and Technical Education (CTE) credentials are also offered.

Revised Process for Alternative Teacher Licensure CandidatesEffective Dec. 1, 2017, CDE will no longer issue a physical statement of eligibility memo to verify a that a candidate meets endorsement requirements. Instead, an "alternative license pending employment/program" status will be reflected online via a candidate's personal eLicensing account, a district's HR verification access and the public credential search. SOEs issued prior to Dec. 1 will be honored provided the endorsement area identified is current at the time of application for an alternative license. More information is outlined on our Alternative Teacher Candidates: What You Need to Know page.